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5 <title>Commodore PET specific information for cc65
6 <author>Ullrich von Bassewitz, <htmlurl url="mailto:uz@cc65.org" name="uz@cc65.org">
7 Stefan A. Haubenthal, <htmlurl url="mailto:polluks@sdf.lonestar.org" name="polluks@sdf.lonestar.org">
11 An overview over the PET runtime system as it is implemented for the cc65 C
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22 This file contains an overview of the PET runtime system as it comes with the
23 cc65 C compiler. It describes the memory layout, PET specific header files,
24 available drivers, and any pitfalls specific to that platform.
26 Please note that PET specific functions are just mentioned here, they are
27 described in detail in the separate <htmlurl url="funcref.html" name="function
28 reference">. Even functions marked as "platform dependent" may be available on
29 more than one platform. Please see the function reference for more
33 <sect>Binary format<p>
35 The standard binary output format generated by the linker for the PET target
36 is a machine language program with a one line BASIC stub, which calls the
37 machine language part via SYS. This means that a program can be loaded as
38 BASIC program and started with RUN. It is of course possible to change this
39 behaviour by using a modified startup file and linker config.
42 <sect>Memory layout<p>
44 cc65 generated programs with the default setup run with the I/O area and the
45 kernal and BASIC ROM enabled, which gives a usable memory range of
46 $0400 - $7FFF (32KB machine).
47 All ROM entry points may be called directly without additional code.
53 The text screen is located at $8000.
56 The C runtime stack is located at $7FFF and growing downwards.
59 The C heap is located at the end of the program and grows towards the C
66 <sect>Platform specific header files<p>
68 Programs containing PET specific code may use the <tt/pet.h/ or <tt/cbm.h/
69 header files. Using the later may be an option when writing code for more than
70 one CBM platform, since it includes <tt/pet.h/ and declares several functions
71 common to all CBM platforms.
74 <sect1>PET specific functions<p>
76 There are currently no special PET functions.
80 <sect1>CBM specific functions<p>
82 Some functions are available for all (or at least most) of the Commodore
83 machines. See the <htmlurl url="funcref.html" name="function reference"> for
84 declaration and usage.
112 <sect1>Hardware access<p>
114 The following pseudo variables declared in the <tt/pet.h/ header file do allow
115 access to hardware located in the address space. Some variables are
116 structures, accessing the struct fields will access the chip registers.
120 <tag><tt/PIA1, PIA2/</tag>
121 Access to the two PIA (peripheral interface adapter) chips is available via
122 the <tt/PIA1/ and <tt/PIA2/ variables. The structure behind these variables
123 is explained in <tt/_pia.h/.
126 The <tt/VIA/ structure allows access to the VIA (versatile interface
127 adapter). See the <tt/_6522.h/ header file located in the include
128 directory for the declaration of the structure.
134 <sect>Loadable drivers<p>
136 <sect1>Graphics drivers<p>
138 No graphics drivers are currently available for the PET.
141 <sect1>Extended memory drivers<p>
143 No extended memory drivers are currently available for the PET.
146 <sect1>Joystick drivers<p>
150 <tag><tt/pet-ptvjoy.joy/</tag>
151 Driver for the Protovision 4-player adapter contributed by Groepaz. See
152 <htmlurl url="http://www.protovision-online.de/hardw/hardwstart.htm"
153 name="http://www.protovision-online.de/hardw/hardwstart.htm"> for prices and
154 building instructions. Up to two joysticks are supported.
159 <sect1>Mouse drivers<p>
161 No mouse drivers are currently available for the PET.
164 <sect1>RS232 device drivers<p>
166 No serial drivers are currently available for the PET.
176 <sect1>Passing arguments to the program<p>
178 Command line arguments can be passed to <tt/main()/. Since this is not
179 supported by BASIC, the following syntax was chosen:
182 RUN:REM ARG1 " ARG2 IS QUOTED" ARG3 "" ARG5
186 <item>Arguments are separated by spaces.
187 <item>Arguments may be quoted.
188 <item>Leading and trailing spaces around an argument are ignored. Spaces within
189 a quoted argument are allowed.
190 <item>The first argument passed to <tt/main/ is the program name.
191 <item>A maximum number of 10 arguments (including the program name) are
196 <sect1>Program return code<p>
198 The program return code (low byte) is passed back to BASIC by use of the
204 The runtime for the PET uses routines marked as <tt/.CONDES/ type 2 for
205 interrupt handlers. Such routines must be written as simple machine language
206 subroutines and will be called automatically by the interrupt handler code
207 when they are linked into a program. See the discussion of the <tt/.CONDES/
208 feature in the <htmlurl url="ca65.html" name="assembler manual">.
211 <sect1>Using extended memory<p>
213 The extended memory at $9000 of the CBM 8x96 may be added to the heap by using
217 /* Check for the existence of RAM */
218 if (PEEK(0x9000) == POKE(0x9000, PEEK(0x9000)+1)) {
219 /* Add it to the heap */
220 _heapadd ((void *) 0x9000, 0x2000);
225 <sect>Bugs/Feedback<p>
227 If you have problems using the library, if you find any bugs, or if you're
228 doing something interesting with it, I would be glad to hear from you. Feel
229 free to contact me by email (<htmlurl url="mailto:uz@cc65.org"
230 name="uz@cc65.org">).
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